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The Big Sixsalvaged the final match of the first round when Walter Hagen holed out on 18 to clinch his 1 & 0 triumph over Dr. Cary Middlecoff on the APBA links. Here are the stats:

Hagen: 271 yard average off the tee; hitting 11 of 13 fairways; reaching 11/18 greens; using 24 putts from a cumulative distance of 64 feet. OUT 26, IN 30 = 66

Middlecoff: 273; 12/13; 11/18; 25; 77 35-33 = 68

So, Hagen and Nelson advance to the winners bracket; Sarazen and Jones to the loser's bracket and Snead & Hogan earn a loser's bracket death match that only one can survive.

Tuesday's Trivia question will focus on golf: who has won a record 6 PGA Golfer of the Year titles?

Wednesday finds baseball action resuming in Heaven's Beer League.

Friday night will say the last bout of the pound for pound tournament pitting top seeded Homicide Hank Armstrong (8-0 with Lightweight & Welterweight belts) against upstart invitee Harry Wills (4-0). Armstrong has to be the favorite but Wills is capable of "shocking the world."

Saturday; your guess is as good as mine as to whether the thoroughbreds will run.

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